FIFA on Twitter: "💷 Jay DeMerit was, as a 23-year-old, earning £40 per week for playing in the English 9th tier & working as a bartender 🍸🍺 🏴🇺🇸 He went on to
Jay DeMerit: U.S. 2010 World Cup defender on playing in and against England -- and advice for the 2022 team 11/19/2022
![United States' Jay DeMerit (top) fights for the ball with Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah during a 2010 World Cup second round match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg June 26, 2010. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko ( United States' Jay DeMerit (top) fights for the ball with Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah during a 2010 World Cup second round match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg June 26, 2010. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7766F/united-states-jay-demerit-top-fights-for-the-ball-with-ghanas-kwadwo-asamoah-during-a-2010-world-cup-second-round-match-at-royal-bafokeng-stadium-in-rustenburg-june-26-2010-reuterssiphiwe-sibeko-south-africa-tags-sport-soccer-world-cup-2E7766F.jpg)